Surprise, surprise: Amazon Alexa’s eavesdropping worse than you thought

Since the inception of smart-speaker assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and others, consumers have to live with the fact that by using these products and services, their data is being collected. How much, though? This is a frequent topic of debate. Some experts say the sheer bandwidth and storage required would […]

The Pic of the Day: Air delivering commandos

U.S. Army soldiers with 1-1st Special Forces Group (SFG) descend from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 during air delivery training for a static line jumpmaster course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, August 22, 2017. The air delivery was part of unit-level training Evergreen. Air delivery offers the ability to […]

The Pic of the Day: Purple haze in the clouds

U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, conducts division tactical navigation training as part of unit-level training Evergreen at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, August 14, 2017. Division tactical navigation training allows the squadrons’ aircraft to perform gear drops in close proximity to a single location enhancing […]

The Pic of the Day: F-35As join the fight

An F-35A takes off during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on May 1, 2019. The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing, along with F-16 units from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, and Kunsan Air Base, Korea, conducted an integrated combat exercise where maintainers were tasked to […]

The Pic of the Day: The importance of physical fitness

Soldiers assigned to Fort Hood participate in a team event with Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, the U.S. Army Forces Command’s command sergeant major, during physical training at Sadowski Field on April 25, 2019 at Fort Hood, Texas. Sergeant Major Grinston discussed the Army Combat Fitness Test with soldiers at the end of the […]

The Pic of the Day: Weathering the storm

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sits on the flightline during a storm at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2019. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in […]

The Pic of the Day: Training for war

U.S. Army soldiers attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course 19-002, hosted by the New Jersey National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 254th Regiment (Combat Arms), clean up brass after M240B machine gun firing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 2, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

The Pic of the Day: US and French aircraft carriers conduct joint training

French Marine Nationale sailors observe flight operations on the flight deck of France’s Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) in the Red Sea on April 15, 2019. The aircraft carriers Charles de Gaulle and John C. Stennis (CVN 74) conducted a cross-deck exercise between sailors to increase interoperability between two allied […]

The Pic of the Day: Special operations Marines and their K9s

KEY WEST, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2018) — Marine Raiders from a Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) K9 unit conduct over-the-beach-bag (OTB) training in Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor during MARSOC’s multi-purpose canine handler training. Naval Air Station Key West is a state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines train in amphibious landings

A landing craft, air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5, transports light armored vehicles with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on March 15, 2019. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine training as part of the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Such […]

“Saving Private Ryan” Re-released for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

One of the biggest blockbuster war films is being re-released for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion of France. Steven Spielberg’s classic “Saving Private Ryan” is being brought back in 600 theaters nationwide for just two days, June 2 and June 5 at 3 and 7 p.m. on those days to commemorate the […]